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08/17/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

PARENTS! Stop letting your children use iPhones and iPads

Every 30 minutes spent in front of a screen can delay speech development by 49 percent in children younger than two, claimed a team of researchers from the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Their study was the first to link language skills to smart device use among young children. […]

07/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Social media is actually ISOLATING teens: Doctor warns parents of serious risks associated with heavy smartphone use

Aside from negatively impacting the concentration of teenagers, “heavy smartphone use” is linked to “an increased rate of social isolation, depression, suicidal thoughts, and even suicide.” A decade after Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, launched the first iPhone, 92 percent of teenagers own a smartphone. A double-edged sword, smartphones revolutionized communication but they also increased “the risk […]

05/25/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers discover more than 3,300 Android apps used to track children improperly

In the hands of someone who knows how to use them, smartphones can be some of the most versatile kinds of devices ever created. Indeed, with their many different built-in features, and options for added functionality through downloadable and installable apps, smartphones can be used for a wide variety of uses. With that said, they […]

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